The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 23, 2183
Waxing Crescent
4.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 AM
10:42 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.8%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 383,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3221
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.1° / 102.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 49m / 18.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.33° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.91° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.54° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.